Strategic AI for Nonprofits

New Framework Helps Nonprofits Build Effective AI Strategies Amid Implementation Gaps

Research by The Bridgespan Group and NTEN has found that 70 percent of nonprofit leaders and staff believe their organizations are missing meaningful opportunities to use AI, while only 8 percent report having an AI implementation roadmap. To help these organizations make strategic decisions about AI, Bridgespan has released Choosing Your AI Path: A Framework for Nonprofit Leaders to Make Strategic Choices. The report helps nonprofit leaders identify where AI can strengthen organizational capacity, advance mission, and shape responsible AI development and governance. Examples include the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Living Goods, the Center for Employment Opportunities, and the James Irvine Foundation. The framework encourages organizations to focus on where AI creates the greatest value based on their mission, strategy, capacity, and needs of their communities.

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